A Roadmap to Happiness - Vajrayana Institute Fri 8th April 2016 We spend our lives being seduced by the outside world, believing utterly that happiness and suffering come from 'out there'. But Buddha says that what goes in our minds is the main source of how we deal with life. The experiential implication of this view is empowerment, accountability, and the courage to change. Gradually we loosen the grip of ego-grasping and the other neuroses, thus developing our marvelous potential for clarity, self-confidence, empathy and the other qualities that Buddha says are at the core of our being.